Fixture-chain.



L. W. ANDERSEN.

FIXTURE CHAIN. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3,1915- K v 1 ,1 87, 1 22 PatentedJune 13, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 13, 1916.

Application filed February 3, 1915. Serial No. 5,920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAURITZ W. Anora- SEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Waterbury, in the county of New Haven the center ofsaid chain from end to end, I

thereby avoiding the threading of said cable or conductor in and out ofthe links as commonly practised and which in some instances has atendency to distort the straight line of the chain sufiiciently torender the looks thereof objectionable.

With this and certain other objects in view the invention consists incertain novelties of construction and arrangement as will be more fullydescribed hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a viewshowing one application of my invention. Fig. 2, is

a perspective view of two united links constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 3, is a vertical section taken through two connectedlinks, and, Fig. 4, is a detail view of a single link before connectingthe ends together.

In the practical embodiment of my invention I construct each link from asingle piece of sheet metal the blank being cut and shaped in anydesired form and with any desired ornamentation. At the center of theblank is produced an opening A, and adjacent each end is produced anopening B. The sheet metal blank is bent to form the link and when soformed has the side members C, the central end portion D, and the end E,which is formed by the overlapping apertured ends of the blank, theseends being secured together, the apertures B being brought intoalinement with each other and also with the aperture 01 opening A, inthe 7 end D.

In connecting the overlapping ends of the blank a portion of the metalof the inner end is carried through the openings and rolled over orheaded up upon the outer overlapping end, this securely connecting theoverlapping ends togetherand at the same time providing a smooth openingthrough which the cable or conductor may be passed from end to end ofthe chain it being understood that when the links are properly assembledall of the apertures will be in alinement so that thesaid cable or conductor can be easily passed therethrough and remain therein withoutdistorting the chain at one or more points.

In practice the opening A, has its edges rolled over to provide a smoothopening and also reinforce the link at that point. The sides 0, can beparallel 'or they can be curved, and can be ornamental or plain aspreferred, and this ornamentation can re: side either in contour orsurface ornamentation, or both.

This construction of link also readily lends itself to connection withthe fixtures through the medium of a yoke or loop F, the nipple F, ofsuch loop being passed through the opening in the end of link andsecured by means of a nut G.

From the drawing and description it will be seen that I provide afixture chain which accomplishes all of the objects hereinbeforereferred to.

What I claim is:

1. A chain consisting of a plurality of links, each link being formedfrom a single piece of sheet metal, the ends of the link overlapping,said overlapping ends having aperturesv alining with each other when theoverlapping ends areconnected to provide the finished link, the oppositeend of the link having an opening which .alines with the opening at thelapped end of the link.

2. A fixture chain consisting of a plurality of links, each link formedof a single piece of metal and comprising side members and end members,the end members overlapping and having apertures which aline with eachother, the apertures of one link being adapted to aline with theapertures of adj acent links thereby providing a central passage for acable or conductor.

3. A fixture chain consisting of a plualinement the edge of the apertureof one rality of links connected together, each link also apertured, theedges of said aperture formed from a single piece of metal the endsbeing turned over upon the opposite side 1 of Which are overlapped andapertured, the as set forth. apertures of said overlapped ends being inLAURITZ W ANDERSEN Witnesses:

A. J. STORY, D. A. WILLIAMS.

end portion being passed through and rolled over theedges of theaperture, of the opposing end the opposite end of the link being Copiesof this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe"Commissioner of Eatents. Washington, D. C.

